Science & the Environment Channel

Science & the Environment Channel coverage of the 2015 National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy and the Environment: Energy and Climate Change in Washington DC. Attended by over 1,200 key individuals from many fields of sciences and engineering, government and policy, business and civil society to advance solutions to climate change. Learn more about the conference and NCSE: www.ncseonline.org

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Science & the Environment Channel

NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory

Improving Weather Forecasts for Wind and Solar Energy

NOAA provides the weather forecasts that the electric power industry uses as inputs into their planning and operations. As more wind and solar power are added to the grid, more accurate weather forecasts are required for grid operators to have confidence to leave fossil fuel plants turned off, thereby reducing carbon dioxide emissions and saving money.